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FIA Issues Final Directive to Teams Regarding Radio Ban

F1 radio - Ferrari pitwall

The FIA has issued a final directive to teams regarding the ban on pit-to-car radio transmissions.

After some backlash from the teams a meeting with team principals was held on Thursday. The FIA then decided to relax some of the bans regarding car performance, but driver coaching is still banned. The decision was taken to relax the ban on car performance till 2015, as the teams argued that it would be nearly impossible to implement the ban in such a short period of time.

The updated list regard what is not allowed over team radio and on the pit board will now include the following

  • Driving lines on the circuit.
  • Contact with kerbs.
  • Car set up parameters for specific corners.
  • Comparative or absolute sector time detail of another driver.
  • Speeds in corners compared to another driver.
  • Gear selection compared with another driver.
  • Gear selection in general.
  • Braking points.
  • Rate of braking compared to another driver.
  • Rate of braking or application of brakes in general.
  • Car stability under braking.
  • Throttle application compared to another driver.
  • Throttle application in general.
  • Use of DRS compared with another driver.
  • Use of any overtake button.
  • Driving technique in general.

 

About Ritesh K Bhana

Ritesh likes to think he is a true Tifosi, but he still remains fair to other teams. He supports two other teams which are not Red Bull and McLaren. Follow Ritesh on twitter @Humanshield_1

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